Honest question here- why is it that rage is always directed at the CEO? I mean, there's usually a CTO and / or a COO, plus a director and some other levels of management who actually make the decisions that lead to these scenarios.
I've known a few CEOs (not personally) and not one of them was in charge of anyone who had these types of responsibilities, directly or indirectly.
Plenty of C-level and director types have large paychecks. To randomly place blame because of that would only make matters worse. Those responsible would have a convenient scapegoat, and CEOs would just demand higher salaries as compensation for taking on risks outside of their control.
Honestly, the whole "get the CEO" movement has always smacked of intellectual dishonesty to me, as though catharsis were in any way a decent value to base public policy on.